The Propaganda FilesRachel Maddow
Host of The Rachel Maddow Show since 2008 and MS NOW special-events co-anchor. Previously hosted a show on the progressive Air America Radio network (2005–2010).
The receipts (6)
Called Biden replacement a 'fantasy', later conceded
On The View on June 18, 2024 she called the idea that Biden would not be the nominee a 'fantasy'; after Biden withdrew in July she returned and conceded she had been wrong.
Source: Mediaite →Shared retracted ivermectin-overdose story
She amplified on social media a Rolling Stone story saying Oklahoma gunshot victims waited because of ivermectin overdoses; the hospital named denied it and Rolling Stone added an update and revised its headline.
Source: The Propaganda Files →'Virus stops with every vaccinated person'
After CDC Director Walensky said on her show that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, Maddow told viewers the virus stops with each vaccinated person; the CDC walked the claim back within days and changed guidance in July 2021.
Source: The Propaganda Files →Called OAN 'paid Russian propaganda'
She said on air that One America News was 'paid Russian propaganda'. OAN sued for $10M; courts dismissed the suit in 2020 (affirmed 2021), ruling the remark was protected opinion.
Source: CBS News →Maddow urges congressional Democrats to read case for impeaching Trump
Posted: "A must read for Democrats in Congress..."
Source: X (@maddow) →Calls herself 'undoubtedly a liberal'
In a 2010 Valley Advocate interview she described herself as 'undoubtedly a liberal' and a 'national security liberal', while saying she is not 'a partisan'.
Source: Valley Advocate (via Wikipedia) →